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Chemanthy Work-An Indian embroidery method tutorial

Hmm..no responses to my question .Why?Maybe nobody knows about this stitch.Or maybe no one reads my blog (waaahhh) except Anne and CarolElizabeth's taken a break so she may not have seen this.. yikes!!!..almost 1 and a half years and still no readers..Ok,for those who care,here's the tutStep 1

Draw two circles or ovals one inside the other.You may increase or decrease the size of both as you wish to vary your pattern.Note the dots which I've marked for your reference.

Step 2

Bring up the needle at the postion marked with the yellow dot(refer first pic) in the inner circle .Go down at the red dot and come up at the green dot.Pull your thread through.

Step 3Go down at the position marked with Black dot (the center of both the circles) This is the focal point of the pattern.Come up at the blue dot (inner circle) but donot pull your thread through.Step 4Now take the thread on the left and move it to the right and under the needle.

Step 5Pull the thread through to complete the stitch.With this step,you have completed one stitch and also started with the next one.Step 6

Your thread is now at the Blue dot (refer first pic) and now go down at the red and come up at green right next to it. Repeat the steps above and fill up the circle.Here's the pic with 3 stitches done...I gradually reduced the outer circle and completed the pattern this wayYou can maintain the shape of the circle and fill it up this way too Finally,here's the eye candy .

The petals and the center have been worked with chemanthy.You can embellish the focal points and the edges with beads or stones.

Deepa, thanks for your tuto; it's very interesting and does not seem too difficult; It will must that I try (waouh, I don't know saying what I mean in english....so : stop!)I think the Net is interesting because it weaves together so many countries and technics from everywhere; I learn, I don't stop to learn, and it's a source of happiness: thanksAnnehttp://quilt.007.free.fr

Hi Deepa, I'm a reader and enjoy seeing the different stitches that you have taught us. Sorry I didn't reply to your question, I don't know the name of this stitch. Seeing your tutorial rings a bell, I think I have seen it done in a magazine. I try to look it out over the weekend and let you know what I find.

I have never seen this stitch before but I am not a great embroiderer, so it is most probably peculiar to Chemanthy work. Your work is beautiful Deepa, I have checked out your blog after finding you on stitchin fingers

Hello Deepa, I love your tutorial on the Chemanthy Work. It is gorgeous. I will have to try and do this stitch it is lovely. Is there a book to buy with these techniques??? Hugs Judy From Western Michigan

Hello Deepa! I love Indian embroidery and found your blog through Mary Corbet's blog. Do you know the term Chikan Embroidery "The Floral Whitework of India"? I absolutely love that look and although I've seen some stitch diagrams, I don't think I could replicate them. Please continue to educate us!

Hi Deepa,This is my first visit to your blog and I love the Chemanthy embroidery work! The stitch is very interesting and reminds me of a stitch my grandmother taught me when I was quite young (about 7). She was Macedonian and I'm not certain it's the same stitch, but very similar. Anyway, I loved it. I'm going to look in my cedar chest and see if I have any examples of her embroidery with the stitch I'm talking about. I was a granddaughter from her son,(her daughter and her children got most of the really beautiful stuff) but I will look and if I find something I'll send you a photograph.

About people reading vs commenting on your blog. I've got Blog Tracker set up on my blog so i know I've got around 100 hits/visits per day. But how many comments do I get?None, 1 or 2. It drives me batty, because I *know* the people are there. I even say 'please say hello' at the top of my blog!So don't stress about it.Your blog is being read!

Hello there someone pointed me to your blog and I have put you on my crafters list (i.e. the list of, mostly, textile artists whose work I like to read about). Thanks for this tutorial - hope you don't mind, but I have printed it off as I don't noramlly stitch my the PC.

Hi melusine( I wonder if that's your name)Hope you are reading this. Both spellings can be used - doesn't make any difference- after all this is not an english word. It is a tamil /malayalam word meaning Chrysanthamum. Regards,Deepa

hi deepa... I recently visited ur blog ..its really so gud...i have a request for u... if possible could u show as how kutch work is done...i viewed on you tube but wasnt dat clear..from ur blog i learnt a few stiches so thanks alot!!! looking fwd to learning more....

Hi. I'm Shaheen. I've checked out your blog and I think its great. I absolutely love embroidery of all kinds ad forms but I have never come across this type of embroidery. Thanx for sharing this with us. I'm defo gona try it ad create something wonderful with it!!! Keep it up!!!

HiI just discovered your site. I saw this tutorial or pictures-can't remember- Mary Corbets site. Anyway, it is a great site, great tuts. I enjoyed browsing and finding new things to do. I really liked the Brazilian embroidery because this is what I am trying to learn right now. I will return more often now. Thanks again.Nora

Hi Deepa Another beautiful tutorial from you. How i missed seeing it before.Infact i tried this chemanthy stitch yesterday, learnt it from Laxmi's blog ie. HAND EMBROIDERY FROM SADALS. This is with a little twist and i liked it, must try it out today itself.Many thanks again.

Dear Deepa,I only got to know about your blogspot today from my embroidery teacher. She is a fabulous quilter and she teaches a few of us embroidery. I simply love the fact thatyou are so interested in different types of embroidery. We will keep learning from you!!!

I am familiar with the Cretan Stitch but have never seen it worked this way. Absolutely brilliant and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your well-written and demonstrated tutorial. I am excited to use it in my work.

This lovely stitch reminds me a lot of Cretan Stitch (http://embroidery.about.com/od/Embroidery-Stitches/ss/Cretan-Stitch.htm)but all dressed up for a party and allowed to dance! It is beautiful: thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and skills.

I saved a photo of this work when I first joined facebookin 2009. No idea how I found it on Google. Thank goodness I saved the photo with your blog name on it! It's a beautiful pattern, and finally I plan to use it! Thank you. Lovely blog.

Hi Deepa, I just found your blog through a link from an article mentioned/referenced in a post by Mary Corbet. Wow!!! Beautiful work and excellent tutorials. I live in the U.S. but I love learning about embroidery styles and techniques in other cultures because they are so creative and different while still sharing so much in common.